Small grants to support conferences, workshops, research-in-pairs retreats,
high profile
visitors etc.
in the mathematical sciences.

Further information on each of these may be found below.

Application dates are as follows:

Postgraduate scholarships

no further scholarships available

Visiting Maclaurin Fellowships

no further Fellows being sought

Small grants

31st January 2011

Full Maclaurin Fellowships

no further Fellows being sought

Proposals for
NZIMA programmes

no further Programmes being sought

Decisions on postgraduate scholarships, small grants and visiting Maclaurin
fellowships are generally made
within six weeks. Preliminary decisions on programme proposals are
usually made within
10 weeks, after which full proposals are invited for submission.
Final decisions on programmes and full-year Maclaurin fellowships are normally made
by August preceding the year of commencement.

Each programme runs for up to three years (or more),
but is expected to involve a concentrated 6-month period of activity
centred around
a meeting or workshop (held at any appropriate location in NZ),
participation by visiting lead experts in the theme area,
secondment of one or more programme directors, and the appointment of a
postdoctoral fellow and a number of postgraduate research students.

The themes for these programmes are drawn from a range of
topics of contemporary interest and significance in the mathematical
sciences, following
consultation with the NZ mathematical sciences
research community and other relevant parties. The NZIMA expects
that the themes for approximately half
of its programmes will be
selected from fundamental areas of research in the mathematical
sciences, and half from areas
involving the application or implementation of mathematical principles and
methods in/to other disciplines and/or to significant questions
faced by business, industry or local government.
This balance is important for the nurturing of the mathematical
sciences community in New Zealand, training the next generation
of mathematical scientists, and for their engagement in activities
of significant potential benefit for New Zealand.

Proposals are invited each year, and the selection of programmes
is made with help from an
International Scientific
Advisory Board (made up of representatives
from similar
mathematical research institutes in other countries, prominent
expatriate New Zealand-born mathematical scientists, and other
international
figures having a strong interest in the activities
of the NZIMA).

The Executive Committee of the
NZIMA Governing Board
appoints a selection committee
to short-list proposals, ensuring no participation in selection
decisions by anyone with a conflict of interest.
Advice of the
International Scientific
Advisory Board is sought
on short-listed proposals,
and the selection committee
forwards its recommendations to the Executive Committee for approval
(of up to two programmes per year).

The NZIMA expects that normally each programme selected should be
supported with the following resources:

A stipend of up to NZ$25,000 for a Programme Director
(plus up to 60% overheads for the host institution)

One 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship
with stipend of up to NZ$55,000pa
(plus up to 60% overheads for the host institution)

Scholarship support for research students, sufficient for
at least one
3-year PhD scholarship and one 18-month Masters scholarship

Travel costs of approx. NZ$25,000 for invited experts from other
countries to take part in the programme

Funding and administrative support through the
NZMRI for
costs and activities
associated with the programme's key meeting/workshop
(for accommodation, meals, facilities hire, other local expenses, etc.,
for up to about 45 participants).

Administrative support through the NZIMA offices or the host
department/institution for
advertising/promotion, organising venues, communication with
invited experts and other
participants, selection of postdoctoral
fellows etc.).

In order to be able to support a wider range of activity (of benefit
to New Zealand), we want to encourage the possibility that some of these
components are supported by other funding - such as Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarships or scholarships from the host university, NZS&T Postdoctoral
fellowships, and other travel grants - in a way that doesn't compromise
the NZIMA's aims or doesn't involve "double-dipping" (where one of the government's funding agencies is supporting exactly the same project).
In addition, some flexibility is possible -- for example, allowing
more students and fewer postdoctoral fellows, or vice versa -- depending
on what is best for the development of the thematic area of research.
The NZIMA invites proposals that explain how each component will be covered
and state explicitly how much financial support the NZIMA would be expected
to provide to cover the balance.

A full report on the programme will be expected within
two months of the end of the term of the programme, including
a summary of the programme's activities and research outcomes,
details of the key participants, names and affiliations of all
postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and other
participants, any new linkages established, any
additional funding or other support received,
and all significant publications and other outputs resulting
from the programme. Details of subsequent
publications and other
outcomes will also be expected to be provided at a later date.

Each initial proposal for a programme should include the following:

1) Name of theme, and brief description (50 words max.)
2) Justification of theme in terms of global significance, benefits
to New Zealand, and other
aims of the NZIMA
and
aims of the CoRE Fund
3) Names and affiliations of programme director and other members of
programme committee
4) Names and affiliations of likely invited speakers
5) List of other people in NZ involved in the theme area (and likely
to participate in the programme)
6) Details of any external participation (such as from
business/industry or other disciplines)
7) Likely dates and venue for the programme's key meeting/workshop
8) Other sources of financial support, indicated as definite or
expected or under review, and for which components of the programme
9) Any additional promotional activities, pre-workshop courses, etc.
10) Likely thesis topics for postgraduate students
11) Information on potential candidates for postdoctoral fellowship.

Initial proposals will be considered by the selection committee,
which may invite revised or more fully developed versions before
deciding which ones to forward to the Advisory Board. In this case,
feedback will be provided to the proposers to help them develop
an improved proposal (consistent with the aims of the NZIMA and
the CoRE Fund).

1) Name and contact details of candidate
2) Curriculum vitae of candidate
3) Up-to-date list of publications by candidate
4) A 2-page research plan, outlining the research to be undertaken
by the candidate during tenure of the fellowship, the proposed start and
end
dates of the fellowship, places at which
the research will be carried out, and names of persons with whom any joint
research will be undertaken,
and justifying the research
in terms of the
aims of the NZIMA
5) Names and contact
details of three referees who can attest to the
candidate's research standing and ability, and the potential of the
proposed research to contribute
to the world's knowledge base
and the
aims of the NZIMA.

Nominations made on behalf of the candidate by someone else should be
accompanied by a statement from the candidate that he or she is
willing
to be considered for award of a Maclaurin Fellowship and agrees that the
NZIMA may seek referee reports as appropriate.

Closing dates for applications for Maclaurin Fellowships are listed
here.

A report from the awardee of each such small grant from the NZIMA
will be expected within two months of the end of the term
of the
activity supported by the grant, including
a summary of their research activities, details
of any other researchers involved in their projects,
any additional funding or other
support received,
and all significant publications and other outputs resulting
from the scholarship. Reporting guidelines can be downloaded
in Microsoft Word, or
Adobe PDF.
Details of subsequent publications and other
outcomes will also be expected to be provided at a later date.

The NZIMA Executive Committee will appoint a selection committee
to
short-list applicants and seek further information as appropriate,
ensuring no participation in selection
decisions by anyone with a
conflict of interest,
and the selection committee will
forward its recommendations to the Executive Committee for approval.

Each application
should include the following:

1) Name and contact details of applicant
2) Brief description of proposed activity(250 words max.)
3) Likely dates and venue for the proposed activity
4) Justification of proposed activity in terms of global
significance, benefits to New Zealand, and other
aims of the NZIMA, etc.)
5) List of other people in NZ involved in the activity
6) Details of any external participation (such as from business/industry
or other disciplines)
7) Other sources of financial support, indicated as definite or
expected or under review
8) Amount of funding being being sought, with a breakdown of proposed application, where appropriate.